Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Shaw Oliver
President Roosevelt offers Robert Shaw Oliver the position of Assistant Secretary of War.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-06-29
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Oliver, Robert Shaw, 1847-1935
Letter from William Crozier to Robert Shaw Oliver
Chief of Ordnance Brigadier General Crozier encloses a letter to Acting Secretary of War Oliver from Colonel Frank Health, the Commanding Officer of Frankford Arsenal, about the presence of antimony in the .30 caliber ball cartridge from 1903.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-12-14
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Letter from William Crozier to Robert Shaw Oliver
Chief of Ordnance Brigadier General Crozier forwards the information he received regarding the presence of antimony in bullets manufactured or distributed by Frankford Arsenal to Acting Secretary of War Oliver.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-12-11
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Memorandum for the Acting Secretary of War
Chief of Ordnance Brigadier General Crozier summarizes discoveries about the presence of antimony in the bullets collected in the aftermath of the Brownsville Affair for Acting Secretary of War Oliver. Crozier says that the Ordnance Department distributed the bullets, but “official specifications do not call for antimony in the Government bullet.” There are three possibilities that might have contributed to the presence of antimony in the bullets, that are being investigated.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-12-09
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Memorandum for the Acting Secretary of War
General Duvall informs Acting Secretary of War Oliver that Colonel William F. Stewart of the Coast Artillery Corps is unfit to exercise command in his present office due to the testimony of five general officers under whom he served. Duval and several other general officers recommend that Stewart be transferred to an ungarrisoned post while he awaits retirement and ask that this proposed action be submitted to President Roosevelt for his approval.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-09-16
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Shaw Oliver
President Roosevelt sends two self-explanatory letters to Acting Secretary of War Oliver, saying they show “great inefficiency and laxity” on the part of Cuban officials. Roosevelt demands a detailed explanation of the situation and the officers responsible.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-08-05
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Shaw Oliver
Theodore Roosevelt thinks that seamstresses, most of whom are widows or daughters of soldiers, should continue doing the work instead of giving it out by contract. The contract for 55,000 pairs of trousers should be fulfilled at the Schuylkill Arsenal.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-10-05
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Shaw Oliver
President Roosevelt has enclosed a letter for Acting Secretary of War Oliver from the Department of Agriculture that explains itself. Roosevelt asks Shaw to wire “the Commander of Military Post at Eagle” and notify him to only have the troops shoot caribou for subsistence and that to prevent the slaughter of caribou. Commercial hunting is prohibited.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-10-04
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Letter Henry Russell Shaw to Robert Shaw Oliver
Henry Russell Shaw, a former classmate of President Roosevelt’s from Harvard, requests a signed photograph of Roosevelt.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-11-15